National Weather Service Raw Text Product
Displaying AFOS PIL: PNSALY Product Timestamp: 2018-05-17 15:17 UTC
Previous in Time Latest Product Next in Time
View All KALY Products for 17 May 2018 View All PNS Products for 17 May 2018 View As Image Download As Text
766 NOUS41 KALY 171517 PNSALY NYZ058>061-063>066-180330- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 1117 AM EDT Thu May 17 2018 ...EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Winsted Connecticut... .Winsted Connecticut Tornado... Start Location...Winsted in Litchfield County Connecticut End Location...Winsted in Litchfield County Connecticut Date...05/15/18 Estimated Time...344 PM EDT/346 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...95 mph Maximum Path Width...175 yards Path Length...0.7 mile Beginning Lat/Lon...41.93/-73.065 Ending Lat/Lon...41.93/-73.052 * Fatalities...None * Injuries...None ...Summary... On Tuesday, May 15 there was an EF1 tornado on the northeast side of Winsted, CT. The tornado moved west to east across 8 city blocks, shearing trees, uprooting trees, and producing some minor structural damage to homes. Many homes and power lines were damaged by fallen trees. A member of the local community witnessed the tornado. .Barkhamsted Reservoir Tornado... Start Location...Barkhamsted Reservoir Litchfield County Connecticut End Location...Barkhamsted Reservoir Litchfield County Connecticut Date...05/15/18 Estimated Time...352 PM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EFU Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...Unknown Maximum Path Width...Unknown Path Length...Unknown Beginning Lat/Lon...41.93/-72.95 Ending Lat/Lon...41.93/-72.95 * Fatalities...None * Injuries...None ...Summary... The same thunderstorm traveled eastward over Barkhamsted Reservoir. Public video showed a tornado of unknown intensity over the reservoir. The damage survey team found no damage between Winsted and the reservoir. No damage was reported over the reservoir. National Weather Service Instruction 10-1605 requires a tornado spin-up over an inland lake that is not a marine zone to be assigned a rating of EFU. Unless a boat or an above-water-surface structure on the lake is damaged, or a buoy with an anemometer is within the path, a rating cannot be assigned. Barkhamsted Reservoir is not a marine zone. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph * The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ JEC/SND